Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-04
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CITY AND VICINITY,

exceedingly sensible thing in voting to
hold the town elections in future at Wi
nooski
VIM. DAILY of Ogdensburg has been
awarded the contract to do the dredging
i'll Plattsburg harbor. He is to remove
$4,000 cubic yards of sand and other ma
terial
Charles NJ. Marsh, a former member of
the Windsor county bar and prominent
mason, died Saturday at Lake View Re
treat and his remains was taken to
Woodstock Monday for interment.
Capt. +. +, Greenleaf A. d. c., has APP
piled for six months leave of absence to
goto Decatur, Ala, where he has secured a
position with Il large manufacturing com
pany just starting. He will start Monday.
Anna Hutchings, the only child of the
late Rev. II. C. Ilutchings, died Friday of
diphtheria and the the funeral took place
Saturday afternoon. She was eight years
of age and was very bright and interest
ing child.
The United States Circuit Court was adj
journed Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
without the further transaction of bust
ness, to meet April at 10 "A. m in this
city. The principal business goes over,
however, to the May term at Windsor.
The Howard National bank now has its
full complement of officers f. II. Fisher
having been appointed cashier and Frank
Kendall assistant cashier. The bank is
rapidly growing in popular favor and its
business shows an encouraging increase.
j. A. Baldwin has formed partnership
with William Cheney of Boston for the
manufacture of refrigerators. Their fac
tory is located at Wmooski and they have
already begun operations. Mr.. Baldwin
will remove to Winooski in few weeks
Rev. Sam Jones' the celebrated revival
list, has been engaged to deliver his well
known lecture on Character and Charac
ters' in this city, Tuesday evening, March
10. This lecture is pronounced to be his
best and our citizens may be sure of
treat.
Mr.. Sutton did not carry even his own
ward, which year ago gave him 10l ma
jority for alderman. He carried only one
ward in the city-the "bloody third
and that by only SO majority, though
there is $50 democratic majority in the
ward.
The Burlington Sliding club composed
of several of the rising generation in the
south part of the city again celebrated We'd
nesday and had an excellent time on the
Beach street coast with fireworks, colored
lights, etc. a supper was served and tax
lngit all in all the young coasters enjoyed
themselves hugely.
But a short time remains for the forma-
ton of a base ball association in Burling-
ton which Will be necessary to entitle it |
to two representatives at the league
meeting to be held at the Weldon house |
st. Aloaus. Friday evening of this week. |
1t is expected that representatives from
Rutland, Bethel, and possibly other To-
calities will be present.
The mail train over the Boston and
Lowell road Vermont division, which
should have reached Cambridge Junction
Thursday evening to connect with the
Burlington and Lamoile train did not
arrive till Saturday afternoon, all traffic !
between Hyde Park and st. Johnsbury
being suspended in the meantime.
The Champlain Transportation com
pany have begun the annual spring re
pairs on the steamers Vermont and Will |
liams at the harbor The boats will be
thoroughly repaired and rettted and will
come out this season in unusually good
shape. About % men are at present at
work upon the boats, but larger force
will soon be employed.
The total vote cast Tuesday was the
largest ever polled for mayor in Burling-
ton. The total vote, on mayor, for the
last 10 years, is as follows; 1877, 1889; rs,
100; ~, 1872; 80 929; Isl, 572; 1872, 11S2 |
'S3, 1913; 'S4, 1l4s; 'S5. 1911; SO 1852 81, |
1853. Over 400 voters whose names were
on the voting lists did not vote Half |
of them, probably, We're out of town.
The customs report for the district of |
Vermont for the month of January is OF
follows; Domestic exports, $l37, 4G5; free |
importations, Sl04, 73l; value of dutiabe |
imports, $50, 1853 duty, $35 772 6s value
of goods entered for warehouse and trans |
portation, S24 80; duty, SlO,O74 l5 value |
of goods entered for transportation and |
expectation, 1898, 224 duty, $3.50, 964
The First church, on Wednesday even
ing, celebrated the SD anniversary of its !
organization Prof. j. +. Goodrich read a
paper on the early pastors of the church,
Rev. Dr. j. II. Worcester read a paper of |
"reminiscences Of his pastorate, and Dea.
con kimball spoke of various matters on |
the past history of the church. The attend
ance was large and the occasion one of |
much interest
Farmers should not forget the closing
meeting of the farmers course of lectures
of the University Friday afternoon. AS
already announced the first part of the |
session will be devoted to planning the
summer work of the experimental station
on the farms of the State, and the recent
passage of the Hatch bill, by which the
station gets $4,000 year, will bring up
several interesting questions
Rev. f. p Gould, pastor of the Berean
Baptist church, delivered an interesting
lecture before the Sons of Veterans Tues
day at Grand Army hall. His subject
was "The Causes which Led to the War"
and the lecture WAS hiphly euinyed hu tho